Jacob Vandenberg said it is the "beginning of a new chapter and bright future" in Tinley Park after taking the oath of office Monday as the village's new mayor.

He encouraged residents to "stay engaged, join a (village) commission and continue to ask questions" of village government, calling citizen involvement an "unbelievable tool in the advancement of this town."

The ceremony at the Tinley Park Convention Center also included the swearing-in of Clerk Kristin Thirion and Trustees Cynthia Berg, William Brady and Michael Glotz, who were elected with Vandenberg on the Concerned Citizens for Tinley Park ticket.

"Our work begins now," he told the rest of the board after all had taken the oath of office, administered by Cook County Circuit Court Judge Brian Flaherty.

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Jacob Vandenberg gives a speech after being sworn in as Tinley Park's Village President. Monday, May 1st, 2017, in Tinley Park.

Jacob Vandenberg gives a speech after being sworn in as Tinley Park's Village President. Monday, May 1st, 2017, in Tinley Park.

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Vandenberg's youngest son, Logan, who turns two in July, softly said "Daddy!" as his father stood to take his oath, then Vandenberg flashed a thumbs-up with his right hand to the crowd after being sworn in.

Afterward, Vandenberg said his initial priority was to "get everybody on the (village) board comfortable and acclimated to village business."

Official vote totals from the Cook County clerk show Vandenberg garnering 61 compared with 39 percent for Dave Seaman, a veteran village trustee appointed in 2015 to serve out the remainder of Ed Zabrocki's term after the longtime mayor stepped down due to health reasons.

Of the 41,570 registered voters in Tinley Park, 22.3 percent cast ballots in the recent election, according to the clerk's office.

Vandenberg, 32, is chief executive officer at Vandenberg Funeral Home, which has locations in Tinley Park and Mokena. He and his wife, Carrie, have two sons, Oliver and Logan.

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Tinley Park Village President Jacob Vandenberg holds his 2 year old son Logan after the Tinley Park Inauguration Ceremony. Monday, May 1st, 2017, in Tinley Park.

Tinley Park Village President Jacob Vandenberg holds his 2 year old son Logan after the Tinley Park Inauguration Ceremony. Monday, May 1st, 2017, in Tinley Park.

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Thirion, a teacher at Reavis High School in Burbank, received 60 percent of the vote for village clerk compared with 40 percent for Clerk Pat Rea, who has held elected office in the village since 1972.

Berg is a nurse at Bloom Trail High School in Chicago Heights, Brady a retired business owner and Glotz a union steward with Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers.

Berg and Brady each received just under 20 percent of the votes cast for trustee, while Glotz received just under 19 percent, according to the certified results.

Running with Seaman and Rea on the Tinley First ticket were Trustee Kevin Suggs and trustee candidates Jeff Ficaro, a banking executive, and Mark Moylan, an insurance agent in the village and a member of the Tinley Park Plan Commission.

Moylan received 13 percent of the vote compared with just under 12 percent for Ficaro and a bit more than 11 percent for Suggs, according to official election results.

Vandenberg previously served as an Orland Township trustee from 2009 until his election two years ago as a village trustee. Elected with him on the Concerned Party ticket in 2015 were Michael Pannitto and Brian Younker. Pannitto and Younker had served 10 years as board members for the Tinley Park-Park District, with Younker holding the position of the board president, before being elected village trustees.

In the 2015 election, the three defeated the Zabrocki-backed incumbent trustees Greg Hannon, Patricia Leoni and Tom Staunton.

Not seeking re-election on April 4 were trustees T.J. Grady and Brian Maher. Maher, an attorney, completed his fifth term on the board, and Grady, a former longtime Tinley Park police officer, had been a trustee since 2010.

Vandenberg's election as mayor created a vacancy on the Village Board, and at Tuesday's Village Board meeting, trustees will be asked to approve Michael Mangin to fill that vacancy.

Up until March 2016, Mangin had served for several years as an executive vice president with Marquette Bank in Orland Park, and founded mortgage brokerage Oak Lawn Financial in June 1980 and had that business until February 1997 when he joined Marquette, according to his resume. He is studying toward his master's in business administration from Governors State University, according to his resume.

Vandenberg said Monday that several potential candidates for the trustee position were considered, and "we think we found the best fit."